The Stig breaks world record by reaching 100mph in a dodgem

He has been behind the wheel of some of the world’s fastest vehicles but now Top Gear’s anonymous speed merchant The Stig has driven into the Guinness World Records in a bumper car.

He pushed the restored Sixties fairground car past 100mph on a test run at a Suffolk airfield.

The project to rebuild the battered dodgem and get it on the road involved YouTube star Colin Furze, who shows off his eccentric contraptions online.

A 600cc motorbike engine transformed the dodgem which had a previous average speed of 5mph.

Guinness World Records adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi said: “We’re all used to seeing The Stig driving at high speeds — but he’s usually in a sports car and usually on a race track.

“To see him hurtle past in a classic bumper car at 100mph was surreal, but hugely impressive. Equally as impressive is the engineering expertise of Colin Furze — the combination of their skills makes for record-breaking fun.”